US energy secretary says demand and concern about climate change adding to high oil prices
iht.com     22-May-2008            

U.S. Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman says the extraordinary high energy prices are a result of a surge in demand, global political instability and concern about global warming. In remarks prepared for a House hearing Thursday, Bodman said these factors have created a high-priced energy environment... [read full story]                    


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UK faces salvage operation as world harvest forecast to hit record

scotsman.com     19 mins ago          

Published Date: 22 August 2008 A HANDFUl of combine harvesters were reported to be in action yesterday in the main arable regions of Scotland, but it is increasingly looking as though this year's cereal harvest will be no more...                    

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Multiple Polar Bears Discovered Swimming Many Miles from Alaska Coast

euroinvestor.co.uk     22 mins ago   2 related          

An aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea this week found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water – with one at least 60 miles from shore – raising concern among wildlife experts about their...                    

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US military to quit Iraq's cities

scotsman.com     48 mins ago   279 related          

Published Date: 22 August 2008 AMERICAN military forces will be withdrawn from Iraqi cities as soon as 30 June next year, according to a draft agreement on the future status of US forces in the country. Condoleezza Rice, the US...                    

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No deal yet to keep US troops till 2011 - Rice

guardian.co.uk     57 mins ago   1 related          

American negotiators have not yet succeeded in getting Iraqi officials to agree to keep US troops well into the next president's first term, the secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, confirmed yesterday. On a surprise visit to...                    

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